A Howth Yacht Club brother and sister Jamie and Eve McMahon emerged on top of the 200-plus entries at the Irish Sailing Youth Championships sailed in Cork over the weekend in five classes. Both were competing in the single-handed Laser Radial event where Jamie won the class and Eve finished as best girl in fifth overall out of 27 entries.
Prizes were presented this evening on the lawn at the Royal Cork Yacht Club in Cork Harbour.
See photo gallery of prizewinners by Bob Bateman below
RCYC Admiral Pat Farnan (left), Brian Jones Rear Admiral Dinghies (centre) and IS President Jack Roy
There was a fleet of 200 youth sailors for the 2019 Championships at RCYC
IS President Jack Roy addresses the sailors
Justin Lucas, 7th in the Optimist Trials
Jessica Riordan, Optimist first girl
Luke Turvey, fifth in the Optimist trials
Ben O'Shaughnessy, fourth in the Optimist trials
Sam Ledoux, third in the Optimist Trials
Rocco Wright, second in the Optimist Trials
James Dwyer Matthews, Optimist Trials winner
Eve McMahon, fifth overall and first girl in the Radial
Chris Bateman, third overall in the Radial
Micheal O'Suilleabhain, second overall in the Radial
Emily Riordan, third overall in the 4.7
Alannah Coakley, second in the 4.7
Cillian Foster winner of the 4.7
Morgan Lyttle and Patrick Whyte, third in the 420
Lucy Kane and Emma Gallagher, second in the 420
Nicola and Fiona Ferguson, 420 winners
Daniel Palmer, second in the Topper 4.2
Peter Doyle, winner of the Topper 4.2
Ella Fitzgerald, third and first Topper lady
Lola Kohl third and first lady in the Topper 5.3
Oisin Mac Sweeney, second of Topper 5.3
Darragh Collins, first in the Topper 5.3